Originally Posted by
Sniper
SFO-BOS and SFO-HNL are vanishing (I'm sure there are others). What replaced them? Nothing = downsize.
From
Boyd Aviation Consulting:
Coincidence that BOS is also mentioned by Boyd, and BOS is likely on the chopping block as an AA pilot base?
Can anyone actually cite an example of an airline that closed a pilot base, but maintained service levels? Seriously - name some.
US Airways in BOS and LGA, Delta in DFW, Delta/Northwest in ANC, AA in RDU, Continental in DIA, Fed Ex in Subic, Spirit in SJU . . . airlines pull bases down when they pull flying down, and open bases up when they grow flying there (JetBlue in BOS).
I hear what you are saying!
But just to clarify FedEx, we actually closed Subic because we were limited on growth and opened Hong Kong/Guangzhou so we could grow our Asia/Pacific System.
Back to AA though, I feel bad for them and hope they can work out their issues to the benefit of all the employees.